Manager, Finance Data Governance & Compliance

Salesforce is seeking a passionate, analytical, and forward-thinking Manager, Finance Data Governance & Compliance, to join our Controllership organization. In this role, you will help drive data governance, SOX compliance, process excellence, analytics transformation, and AI innovation. You will work at the intersection of Finance and Technology, partnering with compliance partners, data engineering, product/platform, and business stakeholders to ensure that our financial datasets are accurate, reliable, well-governed, and ready for consumption.

Key Responsibilities

Data Governance, SOX Compliance & Quality Assurance

• Drive data governance and compliance initiatives, supporting SOX and audit readiness while strengthening internal controls over financial reporting (ICFR).
• Manage & support compliance team and oversee end-to-end control lifecycle management, including control ownership, asset certification, change-impact assessments, evidence management, and audit readiness.
• Support team performance, proactive control monitoring, remediation tracking, and cross-functional collaboration to ensure sustained SOX compliance, data integrity, operational efficiency, and control effectiveness.

Data Stewardship, Quality & Trust Enablement

• Partner with Elev8 Data Stewards, Data Engineering & Technology (DET), Global Process Owners (GPOs), and Regional Process Owners (RPOs) to maintain accurate and current dataset metadata, definitions, lineage, and ownership information.
• Support dataset owners and stewards in maintaining access, data integrity, documentation, certification readiness, and compliance standards.

Business Partnership, Process Excellence & Strategic Delivery

• Partner with Finance, Technology, and functional stakeholders to gather requirements, identify business challenges, and translate needs into scalable data, reporting, and technology solutions.
• Drive continuous improvement by identifying opportunities for automation, streamlining workflows, reducing manual effort, and strengthening operational efficiency and control effectiveness.

Analytics Transformation & AI Innovation

• Advance Finance reporting capabilities from traditional descriptive analytics toward proactive, insight-driven, and AI-enabled analytics.
• Embed Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) principles into the day-to-day use of AI and LLM technologies across Finance, ensuring responsible adoption, appropriate controls, and compliance with SOX requirements and sensitive financial data protection policies.

Required Qualifications & Experience

• 8+ years of experience in Finance data management, data analytics, or data stewardship, understanding of accounting processes and financial reporting.
• 4+ years of experience in data governance, risk management, SOX compliance, audit readiness, business process improvement, and related areas.
• Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing compliance team, providing clear direction, accountability, coaching, and career development while fostering a culture of ownership, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Hand-on experience working with SQL, data warehouses, business intelligence, and visualization tools such as Snowflake and Tableau.

Benefits

• Unleash Your Potential: When you join Salesforce, you’ll be limitless in all areas of your life. Our benefits and resources support you to find balance and be your best, and our AI agents accelerate your impact so you can do your best.